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Lovefilm to air Amazon originals for free in pilot programme
UK subscription video-on-demand provider Lovefilm is to air original pilot shows from its parent company’s…
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Multimedia Polska launches new high-end package
Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska has launched a new MaxBox package and renamed its existing…
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Sky starts 3D Formula 1 coverage
UK pay TV broadcaster BSkyB will start covering Formula 1 in 3D later this month,…
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News Corp ups stake in Sky Deutschland following capital increase
Sky Deutschland has successfully completed its capital increase, raising some €91 million, increasing the number…
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Sony SAB joins Virgin Media
South Asian broadcaster Sony Entertainment Network has launched its Sony SAB light-entertainment channel on Virgin…
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M7 Group cracks piracy ring
Pay TV operator M7 Group and conditional access providers Irdeto and Nagra have successfully cracked…
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Liberty Global planning bid for Virgin Media
Liberty Global is planning to bid for UK cable operator Virgin Media, with a move…
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HD Plus passes one million paying customers
Satellite operator SES’s HD Plus platform for the German market now has over one million…
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Turner hires Disney’s Giorgio Stock to head European business
Turner Broadcast has poached Giorgio Stock from Disney and he will run the company’s business…
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Espial completes ANT acquisition
Canada-based TV software specialist Espial has completed the acquisition of UK-based ANT Software. After initially…
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Sony to launch channel for Germany
Sony Pictures Television Networks is to launch a German version of its Sony Entertainment Television…
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Annecchino replaces Dall’Orto at Viacom
Antonio Campo Dall’Orto has left Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) and will be replaced by…
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New management team for Lagardère TV arm
Lagardère Active, the media arm of the French conglomerate, has named Richard Lenormand as CEO…
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EBU seeking new technology director as Vermaele leaves
The EBU’s technology and innovation director Lieven Vermaele is to leave the organization to return…
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Ginx TV strikes four distribution deals
Video games channels and shows producer Ginx TV has struck four new EMEA distribution agreements,…
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New look for CBS Chello Zone channels
The CBS Chello Zone Channels Partnership, the partnership between CBS and Liberty Global’s content arm,…
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Baumgartner flying into MIPTV
Record-breaking skydiver Felix Baumgartner will give a keynote address at MIPTV in April. The Austrian…
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Hungarian deal for English Club TV
English-language education channel English Club TV has launched on the network of Hungarian cable operator…
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Evening Standard beats rivals to win new London TV licence
UK regulator Ofcom has awarded the new local TV licence for London to newspaper the…
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HBO Go reportedly to join Apple TV later this year
Apple is reportedly in talks to carry HBO Go on the Apple TV platform in…
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Former MGM channels exec Baxter to run Liverpool TV
Former MGM channels exec Matthew Baxter has been hired to run Liverpool Football Club’s TV…
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Canal Plus strikes SVOD deal with Gaumont
Canal Plus has struck a deal with Gaumont to make the latter’s catalogue of films…
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MTG’s Prima Zoom launches in Czech Republic
Modern Times Group’s new documentary channel for the Czech Republic, Prima Zoom, has launched on…
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FremantleMedia reorganises, starts consultation with staff
Producer and distributor FremantleMedia is reorganising its business and creating a dedicated Digital & Branded…
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Intelsat 27 fails to make orbit
Intelsat’s new Intelsat 27 satellite launch failed shortly after liftoff on board a Zenit 3SL…
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Thema strikes deals for C Music TV
Channel distributor Thema has struck two distribution agreements for C Music TV in France and…
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Zee Café reaches Facebook users with Yamgo
South-Asian TV channel Zee Café is now available to Facebook users via the Yamgo TV…
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New History feed for Romania
A+E Networks has hired playout provider Chello DMC to distribute a separate feed of its…
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BBC renews contract with Arabsat
Satellite operator Arabsat and the BBC have renewed their deal whereby the BBC will broadcast…
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UKTV creates social media team
UK multichannel broadcaster UKTV has created a social media team to drive its digital strategy….